Being visible in communities like this will continue to build Argo support. The grassroots connection with fans and young people can work everywhere in Canada the same way it has had success for western franchises.

It is a little late now to start claiming ownership of the name after sharing it for 38 years. Prior to the CFL forming in 1958 the teams were members of separate rugby unions and hence any claims that “we had it first” are moot. If Saskatchewan as an organization tries to prevent the return of the Ottawa Rough Riders name, they are doing a disservice to over 100 years of tradition in Ottawa and the history of the CFL.

I had no idea the Bombers were sitting on such a large surplus and that offsetting the supposed $10 million franchise sale price does not look good. Anyone can do the math and see the buyer is only paying $5 million.

All funding agreements are in place, all that remains is City Council approval on the sale of the existing stadium land and University of Manitoba Board of Governors approval on the lease of the land for the new stadium.

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